echin- root words — words with the echin- root

The root echin- comes from Greek echinos, meaning hedgehog, sea urchin. 4 words in Dendril are built from it, including echinacea, echinate, echinoid, echinus. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the echin- root

Explore words with echin- — words containing the echin- root and sharing its sense of "hedgehog, sea urchin". Examples include echinacea, echinate, echinoid, echinus. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does echin- mean?

The echin- root means hedgehog, sea urchin, from Greek echinos. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.